Banon
Brown paper packages, tied up with string, this is one of our favourite things. Like the unassuming gift, wrapped in brown paper, that turns out to be something wonderful, Banon does not disappoint.
Banon
This little cheese is wrapped in chestnut leaves, tied up with raffia. Unwrapping reveals a soft, cream coloured cheese with a dusty white mould flecked dark spots from contact with the leaves.
The smell is slightly goaty, musty, with a smell of autumn leaves (unsurprisingly).
The pate is a greyish creamy white with a soft, smooth texture like liquid velvet.
This texture is just wonderful, that velvety pate is orally sensual. The flavour is delicately goaty, slightly nutty, with a slight bitterness. It has a seductive quality that is hard to describe, suffice to say it is ultimately satisfying and very moreish.
Purchased from Champagne + Fromage, London.
Reviewed by Nick & Olympia, 2017
(5/5)